cve-2024-55591
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-01-14 14:08
Modified
2025-01-23 04:55
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:W/RC:C
Summary
An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 and 7.2.0 through 7.2.12 allows a remote attacker to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet FortiOS Version: 7.0.0   ≤ 7.0.16
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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   Fortinet FortiProxy Version: 7.2.0   ≤ 7.2.12
Version: 7.0.0   ≤ 7.0.19
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-01-14

Due date: 2025-01-21

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55591

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